Crossing The Bay Of Biscay On A Cruise Ship

The myth is worse than the reality.

Crossing the bay of biscay on a cruise ship. Yes the Bay of Biscay has a terrible reputation and it is not without reason. The ship in the photo is the general cargo vessel Chopin 13930 gt built 1988 registered Cyprus. Get there Fred Olsens Braemar sails from Dover on October 4 for a 10-night cruise to La Rochelle Le Verdon Bilbao and La Coruna.

Bay of Biscay - we crossed B of B 4x in Nov Dec 2019 when we went to the Canaries and Atlantic Coast both on Queen Victoria back to back. May 7 2012 at 629 pm. The photo was taken from Queen Victoria which at the time was about 210 miles due west of St Nazaire in the north of the Bay.

Dancing Queen sinbad10 and Waves49. It usually takes a day to cross the Bay of Biscay. Weather was sunny and 20c.

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Parts of the continental shelf extend far into the bay resulting in fairly shallow waters in many areas and thus the rough seas for which the region is known. Rarely visited destinations with expert guidance. Making a stop in the bay may extend journey time to two days but it rarely takes longer than two days.

Explore wildlife culture history. Looking forward to the next installment. The 550 mile crossing from Plymouth to Bayona is the first big open water passage that some of the crews will have made and while we can discount the historic problems of the square-rigged ships the Bay still requires respect.